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Coil for a magnet and a method of manufacture thereof

US6469604B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 23, 2001
Grant dateOct 22, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/381
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A coil for a magnet used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, the coil including a grooved resilient former and an electrical conductor disposed around the former, wherein the former includes a sheet of flexible material having a tubular shape.

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